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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Oct 16, 1989
Page
2
Dianne Dunfey voices confidence about progress and persistence of Seabrook supporters, noting that opponents expected defeat long ago. She emphasizes continued activity and resilience in the campaign.
On this day in 1962 the crisis began when President Kennedy was informed that reconnaissance photos revealed missile bases in Cuba. The discovery set off a tense confrontation between the United States and Soviet aligned forces leading toward a potential nuclear standoff.
U S officials lodged a formal protest with Soviet authorities after two Soviet majors were apprehended while asking an Air Force airman in West Berlin for classified documents. The airman, unnamed, was said to be cooperating with authorities.
Thousands of Marcos loyalists said farewell as Ferdinand E Marcos was entombed in an air conditioned mausoleum. His coffin held his slippers pajamas golf cap and a floral shrine while son Ferdinand Marcos Jr spoke of his father. Enrico Fernando collapsed during the tribute in sweltering heat.
William Hurt, Oscar winner, says publicized litigation with the mother of his son pushed him toward quitting acting. He told The New York Times he faced privacy invasion and soul-stealing exposure despite defending his career. Jennings appeals a recent favorable ruling in the NY state case.
Aiken Standard provides contact numbers for subscriptions and notices, office hours, and mailing address. It lists subscription rates for Home Delivery and Mail, length options, and notes the publisher Aiken Communications Inc. along with the established year 1867 and mailing details in Aiken South Carolina.
The Federal Reserve monitors overseas markets for potential emergency action after the Friday stock drop. Tokyo Exchange tumbles while other Far East markets fall, and Fed officials prepare liquidity to stabilize U.S. banks and prevent a ripple effect. Greenspan to address bankers at the ABA convention amid the Dow plunge.
In Soweto Walter Sisulu and seven other aging anti apartheid leaders were freed at dawn. Sisulu expressed confidence a black man can become president and led supporters in song after the ANC held its first news conference since the 1960 ban.
The space shuttle Atlantis countdown recommences for a Tuesday launch carrying the Galileo probe to Jupiter after a computer failure delay. Weather 70 percent favorable. Security heightened as activists vow protests and a federal judge rejects their bid to halt the mission.
Anti nuclear activists from the Clamshell Alliance report about 475 arrests during weekend protests at Seabrook plant. Demonstrators scaled fences, planned sit ins, and target Gov Judd Gregg as part of a wider campaign culminating near President Bush’s vacation home. The dispute centers on evacuation plans and the stalled reactor’s license.
The Ford Foundation unveils a 10 million dollar program to boost math education for grades four to eight in poor communities. Project QUASAR aims to move beyond drills to real life number thinking, with the Learning Research and Development Center at the University of Pittsburgh directing the effort.
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